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Kyrie Irving Takes Shot At James Harden While Talking About Kevin Durant’s Injury

Last season, James Harden wanted to put himself in the best possible situation, and he saw the writing on the wall when the Brooklyn Nets hit a rough patch while the Philadelphia 76ers, who were playing much better, were looking to trade Ben Simmons. 

He eventually voiced out his frustrations with the team and ended up shipped to the Sixers in exchange for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round draft picks.

James Harden and Kyrie Irving haven’t said much publicly regarding their relationship and situation as teammates in Brooklyn since, but it appeared that the two players didn’t have much of a fruitful connection at all based off reports, that suggested that Harden had grown frustrated with Irving’s part-time status with the Nets. But apparently, Irving also had issued with Harden’s mentality.

After last night’s loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Irving took another shot at James Harden, when he was asked about how Kevin Durant’s absence (with the same injury as last year) was different this year, compared to last.

“Well I’m consistently in the lineup, that helps. We also don’t have anyone who is halfway in in the locker room.”

Kyrie on why KD’s absence is different this year: “Well I’m consistently in the lineup, that helps. We also don’t have anyone who is halfway in in the locker room.”

— Alec Sturm (@Alec_Sturm) January 16, 2023